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REVERSIBLE SULKY PLOW.

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Patented Feb. 22, 1887.

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REVERSIBLE SULKY PLOW. No. 358.180. Patented Feb. 22, 1887.

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REVERSIBLE SULKY PLOW.

No. 358,180. Patented Feb 22, 1887 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

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J AMES \VILLSON, OF TOMAH, \VISCONSIN.

REVERSIBLE SULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,180, dated February 22, 1887.

Application filed June 1 9, 1886. Serial No. 205,662. (No model.) I

TO (ZZZ 1077,0712, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES WILLsoN, of Tomah, in the county of Monroe and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Reversible Sulky-Plows, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved reversible sulky-plow, one of the sulky-wheels being removed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, two of the adj nsting-levers being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a plan view, partly in section, of thecolterandits adjusting mechanism.

Fig. tis a front elevation of the same, part being broken away. Fig. 5 is a rear eleva tion of the machine, part being broken away. Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view of a part of the same, taken through broken line. 00 00, Fig. 5.

The object of this invention is to provide reversible sulky-plows constructed in such a manner that the plows can be easily and readily reversed, the main frame leveled on laterally-inclined ground, the plows raised from the ground or adjusted to work to any desired depth in the ground, and the plows tilted laterally to adjust them to lateral inclination of the ground.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of various parts of the reversible sulky-plow, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A represents the sulky-wheels, the axles B of which are secured by set-screws O, or other suitable means, in sockets D, formed upon or attached to the slides E. In the inner sides of the slides E are formed T-shaped grooves, in which slide the ends of the U-shaped bar F. To the bar F, at or near its bends, andto the ends of the arms of the said bar, are attached the ends of the V-shaped bars G, which are connected at their angles by the rod H, the bar F, the bars G, and the rod H forming the sulky-frame. V p

To the center of the bar F is attached the lower arm of the Ushaped spring-standard I, to the upper arm of which is attached the drivers seat J. i

v In hearings in the upper parts of the arms of the bar F rocks a shaft, K, one end of which is bentforward at right angles,forming a crankarm,L. To the end of the crank-arm L is pivoted the upper end of a short connecting-bar, M, the lower end of which is pivoted to the upper forward corner of the slide E at that side of the machine. To the other end of the shaft K is vrigidly attached the angle of an elbow-lever, N, the short arm of which projects to the rearward, and to its end is pivoted the upper end of a short connecting-bar, O. The lower end of the bar 0 is pivoted to the upper rear corner of the slide E at that side of the machine. The long arm of the elbow-lever N extends upwardinto such a position that it can be readily reached and operated by the driver from his seat.

With the upper arm of the elbow-lever Nis connected a spring lever'pawl, P, which engages with the recessed upper edge of a catch bar or plate, Q, attached to the adjacent arm of the bar F, so that the said lever N will be held securely in any position into whichit may be adjusted. With this construction, by moving the upper end of the lever N Iorwardor back one end of the bar F will be raised and the other lowered, so that the sulkylrame,and with it the drivers seat, can be kept level when the machine is working upon laterally-in-' clined ground.

- Bis the plowbeam, the downwardly-curved rear end of which is slotted to receive'the angle of the angular double standard S. The standard S is pivoted to the beam B by a bolt, T,.passing through the angle of the said standard and through the slotted rear end of the beam R. The standard S is bent at an angle of about one hundred and twenty degrees, and to its endsare secured a right-hand plow, U, and a left-hand plow, V, so that when either plow is swung down into a working position the other is swung up out of the way, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. The connection between the plows U V is' strengthened by a connecting-bar W, the ends of which are riveted or bolted to the rear ends of the mold boards of the said plows, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 5. The rear part of the slotted rear end of the plow-beam B extends downward farther than the forward part, for the standthe foot-lever It.

ard-arm of the plow that is in a working position to rest against to assist in supporting the said plow against the draft-strain.

To each arm of the angular standard S is attached, or upon it is formed, a rearwardlyprojecting lug, X, which passes through a perforation in the end of an arm of the threearmed lever Y. The three-armed lever Y is pivoted at its angle to the bolt T, and its third or upper arm projects upward into such a position that it can be readily reached and operated by the driver to reverse the plows.

The upper arm of the lever Y is provided with a spring lever-pawl, Z, to engage with recesses in the arched upper edge of the catchplate a, secured to the rear side of the lower end of the plow-beam R, to hold the plows U V securely in either position. b is a rotary colter, which is j onrnaled to the slotted lower end of the standard 0. The standard 0 projects upward and forward and is pivoted at its upper end to a bolt, d,which passes through a curved slot, 0, in the forward part of the plate f, and is attached to the forward end of the bar 9. The bar 9, at a little distance from its rear end, is pivoted by a bolt or rivet to the rear part of the plate f, at the center of the circle of which the slot 6 forms a part. The side parts of the bar are bent upward, forming two parallel flanges, to and between which is pivoted, ata little distance from its rear end, The forward end of the foot lever h is bent downward at right angles to enter one or the other of the holes i, formed in the plate f, to lock the upper end of the standard c in either position. The rear end of the foot-lever h is bent to one side, and is provided with a foot-rest, so that the said lever can be readily operated by the driver with his foot to adjust the rotary colter in front of the colter of the working-plow.

The rear end of the foot-lever h is pressed upward, to prevent the colter from being aceidentall y released, by a spiral spring, 7, interposed between the said foot-lever and the rear end of the bar 5/, and kept in place bya guidepin, 7;, attached to the said foot-lever h, and which passes through a guide-hole in the said rear end of the bar 9.

Upon one side of the plate f is formed an arm, which is bent upward, inward, and upward, and its upper end is secured to the lower end of the bar Z by a bolt, m. The arm of the plate f has flanges upon its side edges to rest against'the side edges of the bar Z and prevent the said plate and bar from turning upon their connecting-bolt. The bar Z is secured to the side of the plow-beam R by a clip, 11, as shown in Fig. 1.

To the lower side of the plow beani R, at or a little in front of its bend, is secured a bearing, a, by means of bolts 0, passing up at the sides of the said plow beam, and passing through a plate, 19, placed upon the upper side of the said plow-beam. In the bearing it rocks the center of the bail q, the ends of which are pivoted to blocks r, which slide up and down upon theinner sides of the arms of the U shaped bar F, between the edges of the side flanges of the slides E, and are slotted vertically to receive the screws 8, that secure them to the said arms of the bar F. Upon the outer sides of the sliding blocks 1' are formed vertical grooves t, to receive ribs a, formed upon the inner sides of the arms of the bar F, to cause the said sliding blocks to move up and down vertically. Upon the inner sides of the upper ends of the sliding blocks 1'' are formed sockets to receive the ends of the bar '0, which is pivoted at its center to a hanger, 20, attached to the center of the bar F.

To the bar '0, near one end, is pivoted the end of the elbow-lever at, which is pivoted at its angle to the upper armof one of the V-shaped bars G, or to a support attached to the said arm, so that by operating the said lever 00 the bar 12 will be operated to raise one of the sliding blocks 1" and lower the other, and thus tilt the working-plow toward or from the land,

as may be required. The lever is held in any position into which it may be adjusted by a spring lever-pawl, '1 connected with the upper arm of the said lever, and engaging with the catch-plate 2, attached to the upper arm of the V-shaped bar G.

To the bail q, near one-end, is rigidly attached, or upon it is formed, a short upwardlyprojecting crank-arm, 1, to which is pivoted the upper end of a short connecting-bar, 2. To the lower end of the connectingbar 2 is pivoted the end of the short arm of the elbowlever 3, which is pivoted at its angle to the lower arm of one of the V-shaped bars G, so that by operating the said lever the bail Q can be turned to raise the plows from the ground, or to adjust them to work at any desired depth in the ground.

The upper arm of the lever 3 is provided with a spring lever-pawl, which engages with a recessed catch-bar, 5, attached to the upper arm of the V-shaped bar G, so that the bail, and with it the plows, will be held securely in any position into which they may have been adjusted.

To the forward parts of the lower arms of the V-shaped bars G are rigidly attached the ends of a bail, 6, the arms of which are made of such a length that the middle part of the said bail will be a little above the forward part of the plowbeam B, so that when the lever 3 is operated t0 raised the plows the forward part of the plow-beam will come in contact with the I bail 6, which will serve as a fulcrum to cause the plows to be more easily raised, and to hold them steadily when in a raised position.

To the middle part of the bar F is secured, by bolts or other suitable means, the rear end of a forwardly-projecting bar, 7 which is slotted longitudinally nearly to its ends. 8 is the tongue, the rear part of which is slotted to correspond with the slot in the bar 7. The slotted rear part of the tongue 8 is placed be.

neath the slotted bar 7, and is secured in place by the bolt 9, which passes through the solid rear end of the tongue 8, and through the rear part of the slot in the bar 7, and by the eyebolt 10, through the eye of which the cross-rod H passes, and which passes up through the forward parts of the slots in the bar 7 and tongue 8, so thatby loosening the nuts of the bolts 9 10 the tongue 8 can be contracted or extended, as the length of the horses may require.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 7 1. Ina reversible sulky-plow, the combination, with the slotted rear end of the plowbeam R, the right plow U, and the left plow V, of the swinging angular standard S, having lugs X, the bolt T, pivoting the said standard to the plow-beam, the three-armed lever Y, engaging with the lugs X and pivoted to the bolt T, and the spring lever-pawl Z, and catchplate a, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said plows will be secolter b and its standard 0, of the platef, hav-' ing curved 'slot e, perforations i, and curved arm, the flanged bar g,,pivoted to the said plate, the bolt d, connecting the bar 9 and colter-standard c, and passing through the curved slot 2, the foot-lever h, having a downwardlyprojecting forward end engaging with the perforations i, of the platef and the bar I, and clip 11, connecting the arm of the platef with the plow-beam, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said rotary colter can be readily adj ustcd into line with either plow, as set forth.

3. In a reversible sulky-plow, the combination, with the wheels A, the axles B, and the slides E, carrying the said axles, of the verticallysliding frame F G H, the connectingbars M O, pivoted to the said slides, the shaft K,journaled to the U-shaped bar F of the sliding frame,the crank-arm L,connecting one end of the shaft K with the connectingbar M,and the elbow-lever N,connecting the other end of the said shaft K with the connectingbar 0, substantially as herein shown and described,whereby the frame can be readily leveled when the plow is working on laterally-inclined ground, as set forth.

4. In a reversible sulky-plow, the combination, .with the plow-beam R and the sliding frame F G H, of the bearing a, secured to the said plow-beam, the bail g, journaled in the said bearing, the slotted bar r, sliding upon the arms of the Ushaped bar of the sliding frame, the pivoted cross-bar v, connected with the said sliding bars and pivoted centrally to a support attached to the center of the said U- shaped bar of the sliding frame,and the'elbowlever w,connected with the said pivoted crossbar, substantially as herein shown and described,wl1ereby either plow can be tilted to- Ward or from the land as may be required, as set forth.

5. In a reversible sulky -plow, the combination,with the plow-beam R, the sliding bars r, and the sliding frame F G H, of the bearing 42, secured to the said plow-beam, the bail q, journaled to the said bearing and to the said sliding bars, and having a crank-arm, 1, at one end, the connecting-bar 2, pivoted to the said crank-arm, the elbow-lever 3, pivoted to the said connectingbar and fulcrumed to the said sliding frame, and the stationary fulcrum-bail 6,attached tothesaidslidingframeforthe plowbeam to strike against, substantially as herein show n and described,whereby the plows can be readily raised from the ground or adjusted to work at any desired depth in the ground, as set forth.

6. In a reversible sulky-plow, the combination, with the verticallysliding frame F G ened and shortened as the length of the team may require, as set forth.

JAMES WILLSON. Witnesses:

A. G. SOHULZ, MATTIE M. SoHULz. 

